December 20, 2007
Is Curt Schilling right?
Curt Schilling had an earful for those named in the Mitchell Report, including Roger Clemens, whom he said should give up his tainted Cy Young Awards.What do you think?Is Curt...
Parcell signs with Dolphins
APThe Miami Dolphins signed Bill Parcells to a four-year contract today as executive vice president of football operations, a fancy title meaning heâll oversee âanything that has to do with...
Caught on Tape: Paramount Veep
The movie business "is worse'' than the business of her alleged boyfriend, alleged New Jersey mobster Joseph Perna, Paramount vice-president Pamela Abdy tells Perna in a wiretapped conversation released by...
Attention Procrastinating Present Givers
Here's what you can do:1. MACY'S: Starting tomorrow Macy's locations in Herald Square, Kings Plaza (Brooklyn), Cross Country (Yonkers), Roosevelt Field (Long Island), Jersey City and Willowbrook, N.J. locations will...
Gift guide addendum
There's one game that wasn't mentioned in the last minute gift guide in the post below that's definitely worth getting for the gamer you love. Or, maybe just kinda like...
White Xmas in fantasy forecast
If Tom Brady, Tony Romo, Derek Anderson and Co. didn't spoil your fantasy holiday by delivering coal in your stocking last week, consider it a Christmas gift. Thanks to some...
Kidd In Town, Boki Likely Out and Other Stuff
By FRED KERBERJason Kidd red-eyed it back from San Fran Bay Area and arrived early today after tending to family matters. Was told to get some sleep at the hotel...
Weather to practice inside or out
By PAUL SCHWARTZThe Giants were outside again today, practicing on the Giants Stadium field in the bright sunshine amid moderate temperatures and relatively no wind. In other words, perfect early...
Last Minute Game Gifts
If you're stuck and/or clueless as to what games your kids probably want, take a gander at the Post's Gift Guide.Or just buy everyone Bioshock.Everyone.Post Game GuideNote: For some weird...
clemens or pennington?
Though indications continue to point to Chad Pennington starting for the Jets against the Titans Sunday in Nashville, Kellen Clemens made a rather dramatic step forward today compared to yesterday...
Recap: Project Runway, Episodes 1 and 2
Well, crochety old Scrooge McBravo sure screwed us all this holiday. Boo Bravo. Why must you deny me a bright, shiny new episode of Project Runway to watch while I...
CRUISE REPORT: Norwegian Gem
The last experience I had with Norwegian Cruise Lines was onboard the then-new Dawn. Perhaps you'll understand why I wasn't itching to return. Don't get me wrong - I love...
Deal of the Day
Jill Stuart's party dresses and frocks couldn't possibly get any cuter.And this Wool Jumper Dress is no exception. Not only is it an amazing color of cobalt blue, but it's...
Win means next to nothing
By MARC BERMANWake me if the Knicks win in Charlotte Friday and beat the Lakers at the Garden Sunday. Wake me if this becomes a three-game winning streak. Otherwise, itâs...
Starr Report
ABC' s "Duel" topped the adults 18-34 demo Tuesday (8-9:30 p.m.) - and was up 9 percent in viewers from its Monday debut. Mike Greenberg (right)hosts the show, which runs...
Scene
Model Gelila Bekele wears a studded French Connection sheath dress withMichael Kors shoes."I was going for African Mod!"Photo by Elizabeth Lippman ©12-17-07
Oscar Watch: SAGgies Snub 'Atonement,' 'Sweeney,' 'Wilson,' Boost 'Hairspray,' 'Wild,' 'Yuma'
Today's nominations for the Screen Actors Guild were most interesting for what was left out -- "Atonement,'' which led the Golden Globes nominations last week, didn't score one from SAG,...
Schilling's Cy of the Times
Curt Schilling had an earful for those named in the Mitchell Report, including Roger Clemens, whom he said should give up his tainted Cy Young Awards.What do you think?Is Schilling...
A FRENCH CHRISTMAS
Joyeux Noel! A French Christmas is full of family, friends, good food and gifts. AS in many European countries, the holiday season begins on Dec. 6 in France with the...
PANTY CLAUS
BECAUSE it's what's underneath that counts, get in the spirit with festive underpinnings that will keep everyone in your bed in a holiday mood. Here are some we love (plus...
NICK NO SAINT
Iho-ho-hate Christmas. I hate to shop, I don't like Christmas parties, and creambased beverages make me ill. And Santa Claus? Guy's a loser. Or so I thought. Turns out chicks...
PITY WOMAN
FEELING like a big fat loser this holiday season? Just remember: It could be worse. You could be - cue eerie yet sexy yet Christmas-ymusic - the Other Woman! "Holidays...
CAUTION: IT'S LONG & CUTESY
'THIS story is about where music comes from," a character informs us at the beginning of "Doris to Darlene, a Cautionary Valentine." Adds King Ludwig II of Bavaria: "This story...
STARR REPORT
'Duel' demo delivers ABC' s "Duel" topped the adults 18-34 demo Tuesday (8-9:30 p.m.) - and was up 9 percent in viewers from its Monday debut. Mike Greenberg hosts the...
IT'S MAKE OR BREAK DAY
DAVID Letterman's reps will huddle with the Writers Guild tomorrow - aiming for an agreement that will allow Letterman to return to the air Jan. 2 with his writers. Rob...
'SURVIVOR' LUNCH LADY APOLOGIZES
THE "Survivor" lunch lady has apologized for lying about her job and will donate a $50,000 consolation prize to charity. Denise Martin, who was known as "Lunch Lady" on the...
BEFORE YOU SEE THE MOVIE, CATCH
THE History Channel does itself and former Congressman Charlie Wilson proud with a documentary with no need for the glamorous movie stars or glibly-written dialogue of the movie of almost...
TRUMP DELAYED A WEEK
MAYBE The Donald needs some extra time to pick a fight with someone from "The View." NBC has postponed the debut of "Celebrity Apprentice" by one week in order to...
HAUTE LIST
Panty Claus: Because it's always what's underneath that counts - get in the holiday spirit with festive underpinnings that will keep everyone in your bed in the holiday spirit. Here...
GALLERY OWNER'S ART OF THE STEAL
The owner of a renowned Manhattan gallery specializing in early Chinese art, artifacts and crafts pleaded guilty yesterday to evading more than $1 million in taxes. Michael Weisbrod, 56, owner...
MTA IN-FRACTION TO COST RIDERS
Straphangers could soon be telling the MTA to "keep the change" under new fares approved yesterday. In addition to higher prices for unlimited-ride daily, weekly and monthly MetroCards, the 20...
DRUG COPS ARE 'WEIGH' OUT OF LINE
An NYPD detective caught on tape using the N-word is in more hot water after he and an officer were busted for allegedly filing a false report that low-balled the...
KNICK $#!* HITS THE FANS
Irate Knick fans, furious over the team's play under Isiah Thomas, staged an open revolt yesterday, delivering a loud and clear message for Madison Square Garden management: Fire the bum!...
TEAMSTER 'CROOK' DROVE US CRAZY: WORKER
A former Teamster told federal probers how he once tried to resist boss-from-hell Anthony Rumore's orders to leave a union hearing for Coca-Cola workers to chauffeur one of the higher-up's...
IT'S GROW TIME FOR COLUMBIA
The historic expansion of Columbia University over 17 acres of West Harlem was approved by the City Council yesterday after the university agreed to add $76 million to the $24...
CLASSROOMS IN A 'JAM'
More than 1,100 public-school classes are still larger than allowed under the teacher union's contract, according to preliminary data released yesterday. While the numbers are down from the 4,300 oversized...
GOOD GRADES FOR 'CHARTERS'
Only one of 14 city charter schools got an F on newly announced progress reports, while 11 scored A's or B's, the Department of Education said yesterday. The grades come...
CUZ WHO WENT OFF MEDS KILLED BX. MOM & KID: COPS
A cousin who stopped taking his anti-depression medication was charged with the savage slayings of a 25-year-old Bronx woman and her 6-year-old daughter, cops said yesterday. Meanwhile, a neighbor told...
LOBBY-LAW TARGETS IN ON REG TALK
ALBANY - In a move that one critic called a "fox-in-a-chicken coop problem," the state Public Integrity Commission has quietly been accepting free legal advice on how to improve lobbying...
CHASE WINS A MOB WAR
TRENTON, NJ - Not even "The Sopranos" had an ending like this. A New Jersey jury yesterday whacked a former judge's claim that he co-created the hit HBO mob series,...
SCAFFOLD GUY: BLAME CABLE, NOT ME
A man blamed for the horrific scaffold plunge that killed a window washer and critically injured his brother spoke out yesterday for the first time, denying he was at fault....
STUPID MAN OF 'STEAL'
A dumb crook who returned to a Bryant Park jewelry booth yesterday wearing the items he had stolen the day before was collared by one gem of a maintenance worker,...
KERIK RAT'S GORBY LINK
The convict who blew the whistle on disgraced ex-NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik's misdeeds met Rudy Giuliani - and even arranged a meeting between the ex-mayor and former Soviet leader Mikhail...
20% PEAK CUT AT JFK
Expect fewer peak-hour flights and potentially higher fares at Kennedy Airport under a federal plan to slash the maximum number of hourly takeoffs and landings by about 20 percent. "These...
TRUCK KILLS WOMAN ON QNS. BLVD.
The "Boulevard of Death" claimed another victim yesterday when an elderly woman on her way to holiday shopping was hit by a cement mixer. The woman, in her 60's and...
RE-ENABLED RIDERS
Drivers for the disabled will return to work today after a 10-day strike. Service was expected to be at 80 percent today as the Access-A-Ride service goes back into operation,...
HIGH ON GOVS I.
An ambitious plan to build a $125 million aerial gondola system connecting Governors Island to Manhattan and Brooklyn looks ready to fly, a top city official said yesterday. While on...
ASK A TERRORIST!
If you've ever wondered why terrorists get only 72 virgins, or what life is like inside a cave, al Qaeda has opened the floor to questions. The terror group's second...
ESPN PULLS CLEMENS AS PITCHMAN
Cable sports network ESPN pulled a commercial featuring Roger Clemens right after The Rocket was accused last week of using human growth hormones and steroids. The spot, which shows Clemens...
HILL'S BROTHER A DEADBEAT
Owe, brother! Hillary Rodham Clinton's youngest sibling is a deadbeat dad who owes tens of thousands of dollars in child support to his politically connected ex, The Post has learned....
MOLL-YWOOD 'MOB TIE'
A Hollywood movie producer whose next project is a Reese Witherspoon flick called "Gangsta Bitches" may be one herself. Award-winning Paramount Pictures veep and producer Pamela Abdy has been identified...
MOTHER'S BOOK ON PARENTING SHELVED
Lynne Spears was about to launch a parenting tome. Not anymore. The mother of Jamie Lynn and Britney Spears recently penned a book called "Pop Culture Mom: A Real Story...
BRIT'S SISTER'S PREGNANT CAUSE
Teenybopper TV star Jamie Lynn Spears likely got pregnant on purpose - to upstage her more famous big sis, the girls' aunt said yesterday. "I do believe Jamie Lynn may...
SLEAZY 'PUSH' FOR EDWARDS
A round of biased "push-polling" that rips Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama - but touts John Edwards - has reportedly hit Iowa Democratic caucus-goers just two weeks before...
HILL TOPS NH AGAIN
DES MOINES - Hillary Rodham Clinton has regained her footing in New Hampshire, climbing back to a 12-point lead over Barack Obama there, according to a new poll of Democratic...
GIULIANI LANDS IN HOSP
Rudy Giuliani was admitted to a St. Louis hospital last night for flu-like symptoms after ordering his New York-bound plane back to Missouri, his campaign said. Giuliani had been campaigning...
TIMES SUFFERS A 'HEAD' WOUND OVER CIA STORY
WASHINGTON - The White House yesterday issued a four-page statement attacking a story in the New York Times as "inaccurate" and even "pernicious and troubling." "The New York Times' inference...
PAPER-TRAINED DOGS 'VICIOUS'
WASHINGTON - Dogs harbored by the New York Times at their secure compound in Baghdad aren't such lovable creatures after all. "It was a stunning, painful sneak attack that landed...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan Police are asking for assistance in identifying and nabbing this suspect who allegedly held up a Midtown bank. The bandit walked into a Wachovia branch on Broadway near 56th...
KEEP KIDS OUT OF BLOODY ARENA
FRANK McALLISTER had waited his son's whole life for this night. The financial planner from North Jersey has heard all the stories about the way fathers and sons are entwined...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Wed.: 079; Lucky Sum: 16 / Midday Win-4 Wed.: 5254; Lucky Sum: 16 / Evening Nos. Wed.: 177; Lucky Sum: 15; Evening Win-4 Wed.: 2876; Lucky...
TEAR IT DOWN, ALREADY
Yet another round of delays at Ground Zero may be leading New Yorkers to wonder: Is the site headed for the same paralysis that held up rebuilding under then-Gov. George...
SAVING THE SUBWAY
It usually takes no great courage for New York public officials to hit up average citizens for cash, as the MTA board did yesterday in OK'ing fare hikes. But it...
RESCUE THE KNICKS
New York fans have a New York way of expressing their displeasure with their hometown sports teams - and they did so yesterday when they sent a huge symbolic "pink...
AIRPORT BAND-AID
TRANSPORTATION Secretary Mary Peters yesterday announced a plan to cut delays at New York's airports - but this "solution" just puts a Band-Aid on a severed artery: It might help...
NY'S BLOATED HOSPITALS
EVEN as the '08 presidential candidates stress the need to reform health care, New York state is leading the way - backward. A year after the landmark Berger Commission report...
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR THE MIND
BOOKS are good gifts - and this has been a good year for books that shoot down false and nonsensical notions on major issues of our time. "The Immigration Solution"...
'08: THAT '70S SHOW
IN a political season that has become a '70s Show, a Rich ard Nixon revival infects both parties' primaries. Even Spiro Agnew - Nixon's Nixon - is being reprised. Hillary...
BAPTISTS SPLIT OVER HUCK
WHEN Mike Huckabee went to Houston Tuesday to raise funds for his fast-rising, money-starved candidacy, a luncheon for the ordained Baptist minister was arranged by evangelical Christians. On hand was...
TERRROR + LIBERALS = SICK JOKE
THE ISSUE: The country's partisan divide over the War on Terror. Jonah Goldberg's article, "Liberals and Terror" (PostOpinion, Dec. 15), is marvelous. It further brings to light what most non-liberals...
THE YANKS' CLEMENS: KING OF THE LEMONS
THE ISSUE: Roger Clemens' alleged use of steroids and human growth hormone. I'm truly disappointed in the findings of the Mitchell Report, especially when it comes to The Rocket ("Roger...
CITADEL, BOFA IN BROKERAGE SALE TALKS
In another sign that Bank of America chief Ken Lewis is intent on getting out of the investment-banking business, the Wall Street giant is in discussions to sell its prime...
BIG MACK ATTACK
In a move that is rapidly becoming de rigeur on Wall Street, Morgan Stanley became the latest investment bank to go hat in hand to a sovereign investment fund for...
GOLDMAN ASTOUNDS STREET WITH 'INSIDE' TRACK
QUESTIONS, questions, questions. Goldman Sachs had another great quarterly profit. And it was another case of embarrassment of riches. Goldman earned a superb $3.15 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter...
HOLI-DAZE SHOPPING
It's shaping up to be another nail-biter of a Christmas for retailers. Holiday sales have been lackluster thus far, raising the question of whether they'll recover during the final days...
LORD IN VAIN AS SALLIE IS SLAMMED
Sallie Mae's shares were hammered yesterday after the student lender's beleaguered chief Albert Lord failed to calm investor fears on a nasty conference call that ended with an expletive-laced goodbye....
WRITERLESS NETWORKS TO SPOTLIGHT KARAOKE
In a move that illustrates how television networks are girding for a protracted battle with striking TV writers while also scrambling to fill major programming holes, interactive karaoke restaurant Spotlight...
BEAR'S CARES MOUNT
Troubles continue to pile up for Bear Stearns. The firm, which is widely expected to report its first quarterly loss ever today, is being sued by giant British bank Barclays...
TARGET DELAYS DECISION TO SELL
Hip discounter Target is putting off a decision on whether to sell its $7 billion credit card business, citing "current market conditions" as worries about weakening consumer credit escalate. Wall...
FITZSIMONS $MILING OVER TRIBUNE DEAL
As Tribune Co. goes private in an $8.2 billion buyout backed by real-estate mogul Sam Zell, the Chicago media company's boss, Dennis FitzSimons, is heading for the exit with a...
NO SOFT SELL
Microsoft landed media giant Viacom as its latest advertising partner, furthering its online ad ambitions and allowing both companies to deal a mighty blow to Google. The five-year deal is...
CRAMPING MY STYLE
MANHATTAN residents are making an average of $147,000 this year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That might sound like a big number, but try owning a $1...
HOUSES OF THE WEEK
Chelsea $649,000 Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 525 Maintenance: $716 This 21st Street alcove studio offers "lofty chic" plus an additional 200 square feet on the outdoor terrace. With...
JUST SOLD!
Manhattan * EAST VILLAGE $556,501 141 E. Third St. Prewar one-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 536 square feet, with beamed ceiling, renovated bath, window AC and western exposure; Ageloff Towers building features...
HARVEY'S EX
Harvey Weinstein is plus one bride and minus one apartment, after selling his SoHo condo for $8 million. The entertainment mogul, who married the lovely Georgina Chapman in Connecticut last...
SQUEEZE PLAY
David Anthony Harris, an interior decorator and co-founder of ducduc, offers these 10 tips to help you maximize your space without spending a fortune. 1. Edit: Throw things away. Keep...
DREAM HOMES
Upper East Side $19.5 million One of the dreamiest dream homes we've encountered of late, this "grandly scaled" 15-room prewar co-op has all the elegant appointments you'd expect from its...
SPORTS SHORTS
NFL: Taylor suspects make plea Four suspects accused in the killing of Redskins Pro Bowl safety Sean Taylor have filed written not-guilty pleas to first-degree felony murder and armed-burglary charges.The...
SCANDAL LEAVES FSU SCRAMBLIN'
Sure hope you got your bet down on the Music City Bowl, because you've got a better chance of finding a parking space near Rockefeller Center this weekend than finding...
STEELERS WILL FEEL AT HOME UNDER DOME
ST. LOUIS - Not long ago, the Steelers' final two games against downtrodden teams appeared to be a victory lap. Now they're sweating just a bit. Consecutive losses to the...
WHITE XMAS IN FANTASY FORECAST
IF TOM Brady, Tony Romo, Derek Anderson and Co. didn't spoil your fantasy holiday by delivering coal in your stocking last week, consider it a Christmas gift. Thanks to some...
TUNA FISH IN MIAMI
DAVIE, Fla. - Bill Parcells' day began with reports he would rebuild the Falcons. It ended with him on the cusp of taking the same job with the Dolphins. Parcells,...
DUKE, PITT BORN TO RUN
When Duke and Pittsburgh meet tonight (7:00, ESPN) in the Garden, don't turn your head to acknowledge a friend or search out the beer guy. You could miss three baskets....
BETTER BUCK THISTIME
LAST year, in this same space, we spent 600 words explaining the weaknesses of what was viewed as a mighty Ohio State team, the No. 1 squad in the land,...
CURT: GIVE BACK CYS
BOSTON - Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling called on Roger Clemens to give up the four Cy Young Awards he's won since 1997 if he can't clear his name from...
EXPERT: LAWSUIT BY ROG UNLIKELY
While Roger Clemens denies the Mitchell Report's accusations he used steroids, don't expect him to do it in a courtroom. At least one expert believes a suit by Clemens against...
NEW BOSS IN TOWN
This was one of those uncomfortable conversations, two players headed in different directions, one about to embark on an exciting new chapter of his NFL career, the other a couple...
BURRESS NOT BOTHERED BY PRO BOWL SNUB
It's been 39 years since the Giants had a wide receiver voted into the Pro Bowl, when Homer Jones was selected in 1968. Had Plaxico Burress not played virtually the...
SIMON BANNED FOR 30 GAMES
The Islanders knew they would be without Chris Simon for a long time, but coach Ted Nolan still was surprised when he learned the forward was suspended for 30 games...
QB QUESTION
The early line on who will quarterback the Jets against the Titans Sunday in Nashville appears to be leaning heavily toward Chad Pennington. Eric Mangini would not confirm that, but...
OUTSPOKEN MAWAE UP TO OLD TRICKS
Former Jet and current Titan center Kevin Mawae participated in a conference call yesterday and said he felt the reason Eric Mangini didn't want him back was because he was...
DALY: ZEKE SHOULD GET OFF BENCH
Hall of Fame coach Chuck Daly, who won two championships in De troit with Isiah Thomas as his point guard, said he be lieves the Knicks have quit on their...
KNICKS FINALLY SHOW SOME FIRE
Isiah Thomas was wrong again. The Knicks have a little bit of heart and pride when they want to show it. Responding to Thomas' attack on their manhood, David Lee,...
LEBRON CHANGES HIS TUNE
LeBron James put on the kind of display you would expect from him, but the show stopped there for the Cavaliers last night. Looks like Cleveland had the misfortune of...
DAVID GIVES TEAM EXTRA LEE WAY
THIS is the other brand of buzz available at Madison Square Garden, the kind we see so infrequently, the kind that can electrify the last night of fall and the...
MALIK'S SINGIN' RANGER BLUES
Marek Malik has gone from starting the season on the defense's first pair with Michal Rozsival to becoming the seventh defenseman, and therefore, the odd man out of the Rangers'...
METS IN LEAD FOR LOHSE?
The Mets' primary competition for free-agent pitcher Kyle Lohse has dropped out of the bidding. According to Phillies assistant GM Ruben Amaro, Philadelphia's refusal to go beyond three years for...
WILLIAMS, BOONE, GET ANOTHER START
After the young frontcourt duo of Sean Williams and Josh Boone started together for the first time Tuesday against Sacramento, they will get a chance for an encore tonight in...
A-ROD CRONY BOLTS FOR LA
Alex Rodriguez will try to duplicate his scintillating 2007 season without a key member of a very small inner circle. Mike Borzello, a bullpen catcher for the past 12 seasons...
STEPH STRUGGLES
Stephon Marbury today was excused from another Knicks workout, his third straight day removed from the court, with Isiah Thomas indicating Marbury likely wouldn't be traveling to Charlotte for tomorrow's...
DEREK DEFENDS ROGER
Derek Jeter wants everybody to wait until all the facts are in before declaring Roger Clemens guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs. "It seems right now people are rushing to judgment,"...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
California cops weren't laughing when a mom allegedly supplied nitrous oxide - a k a laughing gas - to her 13-year-old son and his pals. Maria Antonia Mendez, 28, was...